2025 Compare Cities Education:
Houma, LA vs Kerrville, TX

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Highlights
- Kerrville spends 56.8% more per student than Houma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.0% lower in Kerrville than in Houma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kerrville had 9.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houma
 Houma, LAKerrville, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,185$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,609  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,955$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58814573
 Students per Counselor381  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Houma    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Houma from 2 years of age until 61. If you love fishing, eating fried/boiled seafood, and enjoy hot humid weather, this is your town. Except for having easy  More

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Over 16 years ago

Houma has absolutely nothing to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hot summers; significant hurricanes and tropical storms about once every 5  More

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Reviews for Kerrville    7 Reviews

Aesthetically, a nice town surrounded by lovely countryside. Some of the big chain stores like target are fairly far away (the closest “big city” is about an hour’s  More

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It is not the same town as 10 years ago. There has been recent gang activity and shootings in the area. It is off the beaten path which is encouraging crime. Stay  More

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Over 14 years ago

My son is a Senior at Tivy High School and I must say I have been highly impressed wtih the school. It has gotten much better in the last two years with a change in  More

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